Inspiring People: Environmental Funders Network

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A series to highlight the vital role of philanthropy in solving environmental and climate issues. Listen to experienced environmental philanthropists talk to people they find inspiring, about a topic they fund and are passionate about. Positive and uplifting conversations exploring our natural world, about what we can achieve together.

27/11/2023

EFN Inspiring People - Supporting the emerging Scottish seaweed industry

Inspiring People: Supporting the emerging Scottish seaweed industry was recorded by the Environmental Funders Network as part of a series to highlight the vital role of philanthropy in solving environmental and climate issues.In this episode, Grace Yu (philanthropist and Trustee of the Aurora Trust) speaks to:Alison Baker: Co-founder and Managing Director, EcoCascade CICJemima Cooper: Operations Manager, EcoCascade CICDr Kyla Orr: Co-founder, KelpCrofters LtdThe vast majority of seaweed in th...

43 min
18/03/2022

Inspiring People: Forgotten Freshwater

Fresh water sustains all life on earth and freshwater systems should be vibrant and full of life, yet there’s been an extraordinary loss of freshwater species across the globe. Why is this and why has freshwater conservation not caught the attention of more funders and philanthropists?In this episode, Catherine Bryan, Trustee of Synchronicity Earth and the Environmental Funders Network and Chair of Shoal’s Governing Council speaks to Brian Zimmerman, Director of Conservation and Science at Br...

58 min
09/12/2021

How Environmental Issues Drive Infectious Diseases

Listen to this fascinating international discussion with speakers dialling in from the Gambia, UK, Vietnam and Zambia: Dr Kris Murray, Associate Professor of Environment and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Anna Jones, Head of Forests, Greenpeace UK; James Compton, Head of TRAFFIC’s Wildlife TRAPS Project; and Markus Hofmeyr, Programme Officer for Wildlife Conservation & Trade, Oak Foundation. Our engagement with animals and the habitats we share plays a critic...

55 min
17/09/2021

Inspiring People: Toxics and Pollution

This episode focuses on the critical role of philanthropy in supporting efforts to eliminate toxics and chemical pollution from our environment in order to protect people’s health.Speakers are:Devika Waney - Trustee of Savitri Waney Charitable TrustDr. Apolline Roger - Law & Policy Adviser, Chemicals Program Lead, ClientEarthElizabeth Salter Green - Co-founder and Director, CHEM TrustJosie Cohen - Head of Policy & Campaigns, Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK)Dr. Kerry Dinsmore - Tec...

58 min
13/08/2021

Inspiring People: UK Overseas Territories

In this episode, Jonathan Hall, EFN UK Overseas Territories Strategy Advisor, and Sufina Ahmad, Director of the John Ellerman Foundation, speaks to Dr Esther Bertram (CEO of Falklands Conservation), Annick Jackman (Executive Director of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands) and Hugh Raven (philanthropist) about the UK Overseas Territories.This fascinating conversation explores the remarkable terrestrial and marine environments of these 16 jurisdictions, the challenges and opportunities f...

50 min
29/07/2021

Inspiring People: Building the next generation of environmental leaders

Award winning author Robert Macfarlane, and Founder and CEO of Action for Conservation (AFC), Hendrikus van Hensbergen in conversation with two young environmental leaders. Robert chairs a lively discussion about Hendrikus’s first book for young people, How You Can Save the Planet, as well as AFC’s work and their groundbreaking youth-led nature restoration initiative in Wales, the Penpont Project. With insights from young leaders featured in the book and involved in AFC’s work, th...

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06/01/2021

Environmental Philanthropy: Stories to Inspire

Gillian Burke moderating a panel discussion with Sir Mark Rylance, Sophie Marple, Ben Goldsmith and Kevin Cox to launch EFN's new publication, Environmental Philanthropy: Stories to Inspire. The panel discuss their shared passion for the environment and the role and impact of philanthropy.

57 min
11/11/2020

Inspiring People: Marine Conservation in Scotland

Inspiring People: Marine Conservation in Scotland was recorded by the Environmental Funders Network as part of a series to highlight the vital role of philanthropy in solving environmental and climate issues. In this episode, philanthropist Hugh Raven, Alison Lomax (Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust), Dan Renton (Seawilding), Kerri Whiteside (Fauna & Flora International) and Phil Taylor (Open Seas) reveal what most excites them about marine conservation in Scottish waters, their ex...

46 min
02/10/2020

Inspiring People: Youth & Climate, with Kristina Johansson, Hilma Angula, Joy Munthali and Shamiso Mupara

Inspiring People: Youth & Climate was recorded by the Environmental Funders Network as part of a series to highlight the vital role of philanthropy in solving environmental and climate issues. In this episode, funder Kristina Johansson (Solberga Foundation) speaks to Hilma Angula (Next Generation Climate Advisory Board, Global Greengrants Fund, Namibia), Joy Munthali, (Green Girls Platform, Malawi) and Shamiso Mupara (Environmental Buddies Zimbabwe). Together they discuss how young people...

42 min
07/08/2020

Inspiring People: Plastics, with Julia Davies, Louise Edge, Jo Morley, Julian Kirby and Tanya Bascombe

Inspiring People: Plastics (Single Use is Rubbish) was recorded by the Environmental Funders Network as part of a series to highlight the vital role of philanthropy in solving environmental and climate issues. In this episode, Julia Davies, environmental funder and the founder of We Have The Power, speaks to Louise Edge (Greenpeace), Jo Morley (City to Sea), Julian Kirby (Friends of the Earth) and Tanya Bascombe (European Outdoor Conservation Association). Their conversation includes startlin...

48 min
26/06/2020

Inspiring People: Rewilding, with Ben Goldsmith, Isabella Tree, Derek Gow and Alastair Driver

Inspiring People: Rewilding was recorded by the Environmental Funders Network as part of a series to highlight the vital role of philanthropy in solving environmental and climate issues. In this episode, Ben Goldsmith, a committed and passionate environmental philanthropist, speaks to Isabella Tree (Knepp Estate, author of ‘Wilding - the return of nature to a British farm’), Alastair Driver (conservationist, Director of Rewilding Britain), and Derek Gow (ecologist, reintroduction specialist, ...

57 min

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A series to highlight the vital role of philanthropy in solving environmental and climate issues. Listen to experienced environmental philanthropists talk to people they find inspiring, about a topic they fund and are passionate about. Positive and uplifting conversations exploring our natural world, about what we can achieve together.

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Environmental Funders Network
Años de actividad

2020 - 2023
Episodios

11
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